AUTISM AS A POT-OFGOLD

AUTISM AS A POT-OFGOLD THOUGHTS ON TODAYS GOVERNMENT OVER-REACH Fri Dec 28 on Dan& Mike in Morning 1490 WBEX Chillicothe about 8:50 am ending an interview with newly elected Gary Scherer - nothing’s changed unfortunately in politics today. 1st, regarding autism mandate issued by Gov. Kasich, Gary is in favor of it even though he “knows nothing” about the details or workings of the bill, but it “it helps” he’s for it. Duh! This is enlightened governance? 2nd, about the internet café issue, he is asked why we are trying to regulate them when we already have 2 other entities, the casinos and the lotteries for gambling approved by voters. Well, after acknowledging their existence, Gary said there are 2 present possibilities, “regulating them out of existence” or just regulating them. Why, Gary? You did not mention that private enterprise is judged bad, but money going to the government via casinos and lotteries is good. Duh! As usual our tea party principles of free markets and fiscal responsibility are still off the table. The true, tiny percent of true autistic children who are beyond the pale of normal education will be ignored, but the false, huge percentage of newly-politically-correct victims helped and subsidized by taxpayers ( in the name of government of course) will add to the spending problem. Does anyone doubt that diagnosis of Autism will be up at least 100% as aresults of this new found pot-of-gold. And the internet cafés, patronized by willing individuals in a free market could help improve our sagging economy simply by injecting monies. RELATED BONANZA IN MEDICINE In what some prominent critics have called a bonanza for the drug companies, the American Psychiatric Association this month voted to drop the old warning against diagnosing depression in the bereaved, opening the way for more of them to be diagnosed with major depression — and thus, treated with antidepressants. The change in the handbook, which could have significant financial implications for the $10 billion U.S. antidepressant market, was developed in large part by people affiliated with the pharmaceutical industry, an examination of financial disclosures shows.